Basic Lip Roll Beatbox Tutorial

Let's learn how to do the basic lip roll beatbox sound!
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This will be the foundation of various other lip roll tutorials so please check this one out first before trying out the other lip roll tutorials.
After seeing so many people trying to imitate Napom's Subwoofer style lip rolls, I found they skipped the basic lip roll, which we believe is fundamental to learn for control and mouth positioning.
Track IX's Lip Roll tutorial. This one helped me to get the Basic lip roll.
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[@B-ArtBeatbox]

good job Kazu! great tutorial!

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

+B-Art BeatBox Thanks Bro!

[@gabbautista7171]

Who is kazu

[@beatboxbattle]

OMG, I LOVE THIS !!!

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Love you BeeLow

[@rrrnexus6138]

Bruh 2nd reply

[@nickway8887]

my roll still sounds like farting even 5 months lol

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Its a glorified farting sound to begin with. Check out the other videos in the description area!

[@lucidrootsart]

Nick Way better than me!!

[@sebastiangradert8095]

Can u do it now

[@sebastiangradert8095]

@Jayz i can do it now pretty well (i got it 2 days after i wrote this)

[@congluong463]

thanks so much, the only youtuber to mention tongue position

[@animefreak3724]

D low

[@josea5192]

what does the tongue does I didn't get it ? you have to keep your tongue on the side to make the lip roll? I thought it was just to make space for air

[@AKJonas34]

i watched a different tutorial before this, it was very in depth, but it didnt say use the tongue. after i heard that from you, the sound got better 10x and i almost got in on the first try, THANKS ALOT + like

[@lonelysky9650]

This has been the best tutorial soo far, thank you sooooo much. I really hope I can get the hang of the lip roll. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bkblaziken]

This is the first lip roll tutorial that actually helped me

[@yaboiijake6301]

All the other tutorials didn't help me but with the tongue positioning and everything you said here.. I tried it and I immediately got the sound

[@asylumental]

NME had your book on display in his loopstation eliminations this year.. I've been meaning to buy it!!!

[@Xenomorph-dr8sz]

I put my hand over my mouth to cover were you cover your lips with and it works now I need to practice without my hand ur video is really helpful

[@B0TK4Y]

Thank you all guys! Ur Tutorial plus the questions of desperate "liproll" users made me do it in 5 days Ayee! So to all of u desperately tryin - KEEP GRINDING! Keep watchin them tuts. Keep hearin those liprolls from the chiefs of liprolling and in a few u will be there - just believe and keep doing! Edit - Ofc its not mastered but id say i hit the sound 7/10 times :)

[@johnmichael5534]

Finally a better tutorial

[@Zaytana18]

This is the best one by dway and it's super easy to learn

[@cristileonardnicolae3912]

i got it in 3-4 weeks the both inward and basic liproll thank you Kazu

[@gautampallakki1107]

I'm dying to learn lip rolls.... *crying"

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

gautam pallakki it's a popular sound. Definitely check out the other tutorials I linked in the description! Track ix's tutorial really did help me! - Kazu

[@saranyoray4706]

gautam pallakki I want to learn tooooo its too cool

[@kingdavidthelucidfire777]

It's easy just keep trying...

[@MrXTakato]

4 months and I got it 😂😂

[@kishyyy4858]

Samee. .

[@beatbox.saiyan]

Hey... I've been struggling with liprolls for over a year or more i guess. I never knew if what i was doing was the right way to go, but it sounds similar to what you are showing in this video. So I feel quite confident to keep inglearn the liproll again. Thanks for the video Kazu and lets see if i can master the variations some day haha :D

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

MatrixZ07 it's the basics man. Everyone wants to skip the basics. But once you do all the variations will come naturally! - Kazu

[@coreycutler7575]

Best explanation hands down

[@paper3993]

OMG I learned the liproll!!!! OMG I'm so happy man.got it after 1 month :)

[@crispermrtnz2212]

Omg this +Misfirebbx tutorial helped me do it ty so much

[@asylumental]

For some reason I was able to get the inward bass liproll, but still struggling with the pop liproll.. I'll get it!

[@Strikiebg]

i dont understand where i have to put exacly my tongue, at the spot where the air comes in? and with my tangue i have to suck the air in from that litle small spot i leave with my lips? I was thinking that the sound is coming only from the lips muscle

[@jl09029]

That's awesome man! I've been trying to learn lip roll but..... yeah you know,never worked. Thanks a lot!!!!!!!

[@EddieBeatBoxbutworse]

Same one time I saw a tutorial for the zipper sound confused it with lip roll I was confused why it sounded why it sounded like the zipper more than a lip roll now I know why and I thought people got it right away from the comments thanks for making me less stressed on that

[@yaboiijake6301]

This tuturial is great thank you!!!

[@MuxBeatbox]

IM SO CLOSE TO GETTING IT THANK YOU SO MUCH KAZU YOUR THE BEST 🎉🎉😊❤😊❤😊❤😊

[@initapun4591]

It has been two months I have learned it now trying to master it

[@EagleZH23]

What video is that? The one which tells the learning time and stuff

[@patrickbecerel4553]

where do you put your tongue? my tongue is at rest almost blocking the airways of the roll. I dont know if its right or wrong? any suggestions? huhuhu :(

[@Bartasek94]

Ok, how to do the napom thing in You can rol like this like (the begining basic roll?).

[@voidpunx]

my sound is super weird and my lips start to tingle is that normal or am i doing it wrong?

[@splishygaming1294]

my lip roll sounds like someone snoring, how can i fix that? or is it really all in the practice

[@SouryadeepTravels]

Thankful so much this worked

[@haraldchan]

Best tutorial so far and the only one mentioned how to use your tounge.

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Harald Chan Thanks, Harald! To every tutorials defense it's really hard to describe what your tongue is doing tho. Lol. - Kazu

[@itsdobby2395]

I finally learned it

[@1krakn]

I get it within 2 months man so fkn happy

[@realnyro5121]

I mastered it in 3 days (just because i have no life and trained it all day) because of this tutorial. btw my english is bad so don't mind if there are many mistakes

[@Jsiano91]

how do you pro long the basic liproll

[@Jsiano91]

wow that was simple and to understand it better than the other tutorials

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Janrey Siano thank you!

[@Theam-Phibious]

Thanks! I learnt it on three days :3

[@farisdanial5008]

Can someone explain to me about the tongue part?

[@freddyong504]

the vibration comes from the bottom or the top of the lips? i have been trying this for abt a week and it still doesnt sound bassy :(

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

The vibration is coming from both, but it will feel like its the top. Dont concentrate on bass-iness. Try to get the plunger sound more than a bass.

[@hugomain6417]

I've been trying to get it now for about three months but it still sounds really sqeaky could you help me with that. I have tried to loosen my lips but then it doesn't even sound like a liroll. (sorry for bad english)

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Hugo Main open your jaw more. You should be able to stick your finger in your mouth through the liproll side. When I do a lip roll my lips are touching but my teeth are not. - kazu

[@joshlongdgaf8892]

why has nobody else told me the tongue part!?! brilliant!

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Its why we did this one!

[@darioclb1363]

YES!!!!!! FINALLLLLYYYYYY, I CAN DO THE LIP ROLL!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!

[@Haynxs]

EccentricLunatic 271 I made a tutorial on all lip rolls, maybe u can watch and try learning all of them? :D

[@rogerwilson6950]

Wait so am I pulling air in or pushing out?

[@EagleZH23]

Hey, how is it I am supposed to use my tongue to create suction? Should I touch the extended lips on the inside surface using my tongue and pull back or should I protrude my tongue through the lips and pull it back, like sticking it out a bit?

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Ever pushed water out with your mouth? Your tongue is pushing the water forward and out your lips. Same concept but in reverse (and from the side). Dont stick your tongue out thru your lips.

[@EagleZH23]

@@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom Wow, thanks for the quick reply. Been practicing today for a few hours and I think I may have gotten a super tiny part of that sound at times. Gonna keep at it!

[@andylo5775]

How can you put your jaw down to the right and suck the air in in the left. This is the point that I can't get it

[@bovinicide]

I kind of understand the idea of the tongue creating the suction, but can't seem to do it. Also, the tongue filling the mouth - aye?

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Filling the mouth as in, there is little to no air in your mouth.

[@daduhafanai8273]

Please help how exactly should we place our tongue??please help

[@austinsorrell9166]

I'm still having trouble. I know im supposed to use my tongue but how? I've been trying for so long

[@vanej4553]

This is great! Definitely was confused about the tongue as the suction until I tried humming at the same time. I guess I only thought I was using lungs?? Lol still sounds like a fart right now tbh, but I'll continue to practice

[@Mirix54]

Hi, can i ask you for something? I've taught lip roll since 3 weeks. I have lip postiton and i can make vibration, but my problem is that upper lip doesnt want to vibration with my down lip. Can you give me some advice. What i should do about that?

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Mirix54 well first off. If it sounds like a lip roll then you really don't need to worry about this. For one thing, it may not feel or look like your upper lip is vibrating. But as far as lip positioning. This is a bit more specific than this video describes, but your upper lip on your lip roll side should SLIGHTLY be in front of your lower lip. This can be reversed but when it comes to pitch control, upper lip over the other is probably easier.

[@azzamrey7669]

I got it! Finally after like 50 days. Guys the trick is (other than evrything said in the video) to find the right distance which you push your lower lip.

[@aazammalik1946]

Can you explain little bit more please

[@azzamrey7669]

@@aazammalik1946 play with your lower lip *left* and *right* while you are trying to liproll, just play with it, and when you hear the correct sound, stay there.

[@aazammalik1946]

@@azzamrey7669 bro are you on Instagram plz help bro

[@aazammalik1946]

I doesn't understand

[@sub2domus693]

I have a question. When you do the basic lip roll, do you breathe in? or use pressure?

[@seangica]

You don't breath in

[@YOLOSTYLE1502]

BEST TUTORIAL SO FAR IM STARTING TO PRODUCE ALITTLE BIT OF LIPROLL RATHER THEN FART SOUNDS FROM OTHER LOUSY TUTORIAL THANKS MAN

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

YES WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR YOU. NO MORE FARTS

[@pundah7084]

HUMAN BEATBOX 😂😂

[@themanbehindtheslaughter8254]

CALM DOWN

[@animedude7286]

Thank you so much...i got it

[@yuhhh2593]

Thank you

[@spookymojo4929]

I DID IT YAAAAAS!!! took me 3 months...

[@tushmush7298]

SpookyMojo help meh!

[@DPAG351]

thanks to this vid. I mastered it for 1 week.. thank you

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Late Production damn congrats!

[@dawajangmu7167]

Hey need and updated lip roll tutorial full guide to learn fast ..... Brother love from india

[@buburenong1325]

sir fr me its a bot 3months nd still m nt getting that sound... ny tips sir

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Try one of the other lip roll tutorials on our channel. This one is great because it will teach you fundamentals. But you can learn how to do the others without this one, tbh

[@ExoticDva]

I don’t fully understand how the tongue produces the suction with the lips

[@brookenguyen1873]

HOLY FUCK THANK U!!! I WENT THROUGH SO MANY BAD TUTORIALS THAT DONT EXPLAIN IT THAT THAT WELL AND BECAUSE OF U I CAN ACTUALLY DO IT! Well... its sloppy BUT I JUST ACCOMPLISHED THIS IN A MATTER OF ONE DAY! THANK UUUUUUU

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

GLAD WE COULD HELP! hit subscribe ;-)

[@ChudyCube]

How do beatboxers do multiple liorolls one after another??? Like in "we got flow" of Kotcha 😱😱😱 My lips get dry after 4-5 repeats an then it completely distorts the sound :/ I'm not a beatboxer only a fan but I'm trying to learn some basic sounds. Thanks for help💪🏽 ESH!

[@XNUKE-DON]

Firstly i learned inward breath liproll now i can't trigger normal liproll please help🥲

[@GaleBeatbox]

Nice one guys, if I was learning this right now I'd surely have it down in a few days thanks to this tutorial, super descriptive, very methodical and easy to understand. Tutorials like these will help our community grow larger and larger big ups :)

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

+Chris Gale Thanks man! Greatly appreciated

[@rye_x]

I can do lip bass but not a lip roll. help

[@Kuma0180]

Didn't do it it's so hard to do lip roll because I don't know we're the tongue supposed but sometimes when I do lip roll my tongue always covers my lips

[@AlanYouTubee]

Please help me how to make a long liproll

[@AlanYouTubee]

just like at 2:21 please help me

[@justindinhnguyen9340]

how do you use your tongue to pull in

[@lettuce7273]

just draw it backwards from where it initially is

[@logancolburn7866]

I'm still struggling on where the placement for my tongue is... it's really hard to understand it.

[@shilparaje6519]

SAme man

[@afhaxe7018]

Same

[@mzdisaster5414]

THANKS DUDE I KEEP TRYING TO LEARN THIS BUT IT DOESNT WORK YOUR TUTORIAL HELPED SOOO MUCHHHH

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Thanks! Glad it helped!

[@mzdisaster5414]

@@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom Even though it still sounds mostly like a fart still gotten a better idea of it because of your video thanks again

[@yangerjentiimchen3275]

I learned liproll only in 2 mins so easy but I don't know how to do clean liproll

[@gugizhu2890]

How do u the lip roll at 2:11

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

That is the sound of the lip roll. This is the sound we are trying to teach you.

[@FatTonyBBX]

Thanks for the link! :D great vid!

[@zafarsidik6624]

Thanks

[@nicoladestefano3109]

I can’t do it I’ve been trying but I just keep doing the zipper

[@freddyong504]

I have a question! I have difficulty in tightening one side of my lips and loosening the other... it sounded like fart :( any tips?

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

You do know how to tighten one side and keep the other loose. Think of when you smirk or grin with one side. Or if you pull one cheek with your finger, then try to keep your face in the same position... also, lip rolls all sound like farts.

[@freddyong504]

thanks for the tips! it so annoying, tried so many times but it doesnt sound bassy enough. sounded more like zipper than lip bass. The action of drawing in air to the mouth and loosening your lips is so awkward so hard to coordinate :(

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

felt the same way with Dharni's trap kick. Its a tongue sip and a throat kick. Its one sound going inward and one sound going outward. Very counter intuitive!

[@freddyong504]

Anws hahaha i have learned it hahaha thanks for the tutorial! I git it like 3 months ago XD

[@razelmarianobautista7895]

I got 1 min 😱thank you

[@ethereine6058]

I've learned it in a few days, I should be mastering it in a week or so.

[@ethereine6058]

***** You don't understand lip rolls?

[@ethereine6058]

Just watch as many lip roll tutorials as you can. That's what I did, and be sure to practice as much as you can. I kept on practicing non stop. I currently still am experimenting with it, because it's not as long as others.

[@harleyovrall1602]

Nydytha dude do we really use or tongue to create the sound ?

[@ethereine6058]

Harley OVRALL You're tongue should be facing where you're going to be sucking in air.

[@annarozek3094]

1-2 months *idk what to insert here* im doing it 3rd month already...

[@brendanoneill5830]

where can i get that beatbox book behind the bro! :)

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Check out "beatbox Guru" online.

[@brendanoneill5830]

@@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom thanks got one on the way :)

[@xrl1193]

omg omg omg omg omg omg ! i learned OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG to happy

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

CONGRATSS

[@niteshrai6741]

I m learning since 5monts before nd I still cant get that sound

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Its a tough one. After meeting a lot of other beatboxers, this is still considered a tough concept to get.

[@andreason8259]

my liproll is shorter.. how to make it longer??

[@billyticklefoot7814]

Andz Andreason i think its the variations

[@eliaslaukkanen]

please help i dont know how to place my tongue

[@Unpronounceable.]

SweetyArts your tongue is meant to be on the bottom of your mouth on the opposite of your lip roll

[@Ace-vw6dn]

uck You nice name

[@dinospumoni663]

+uck You That's the opposite of what he said in the video. SO confused.

[@lokimask2]

keep ur tongue back

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

For this sound, yes, tongue in the front at the start. This is the NON breathing lip roll. This is how Napom can hum and lip roll at the same time. The breathing in Lip Roll has your tongue in the back (we have that tutorial too). The reason is you need suction. Breathing in lip roll has that from the lungs. But how do you create suction without your lungs?? With your TONGUE!!!! The tongue starts in the front then ends in the back, pulling the air into your mouth.

[@davidstyk1641]

it seems that im vibrating only my lower lip , upper lip is barely moving almost no moving pls help

[@aazammalik1946]

It doesn't matter u can do only with your upper lip

[@uniquebreadman3639]

I still don't understand how to do it, I ended up making the sound of a whistle... lol. Can somebody help me please

[@bananoramatfw]

I liked immediately because of that shirt

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Shoutout to Honeycomb! Will be in our store shortly :)

[@TommyLate]

I like this Tutorial but HOW do you actually create the suction with the Tongue? :D Could you probably explain this a little further? Greetz ;)

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Tommy 2Late So suction is created when there is a negative pressure. For instance when you make a smack sound with your lips saying "mah" or a kissy sound. So to analysis that sound even further, you are also closing off your lungs; if you tried to make that same popping sound with your throat open, you'd end up breathing. And you start off with little air or space in your mouth by closing your jaw and making your tongue fill in the space in your mouth so when you make the suction, you have a low pressure environment. Sooo... the same concept can be used with the tongue. Instead of you jaw moving to "pop" the negative pressure in your mouth, the tongue is used to make that low pressure in you mouth to a non-pressurized state. Though you are not making popping sounds when doing a lip roll. But yeah. Hope that answered your question :) - Kazu

[@memelord8363]

mastered it in 2days with tyla's tutorial

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Tyla is awesome! Glad to hear you got it!

[@memelord8363]

You're awesome too man keep up

[@RENTINChannel]

Cool thnx)

[@supershenron9162]

I still can't figure out where my tongue is suppose to be to create enough vacuum to actually make the sound

[@angryhammy2704]

That’s what I’m doing too :(

[@fayabraz]

great work fam !! esh

[@dinospumoni663]

Could you explain a little more about what to do with your tongue? You say to point it at the lip roll spot but where exactly? Should it be against the lips? Some other tutorials have said to keep your tongue out of the way and the lip roll comes just from pulling air into your mouth without your tongue.

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Just to clarify. This is the basic lip roll, where you don't use your lungs to make the sound. So if you don't use your lungs, how is the sound made? Your lips can't make the pressure while doing a liproll. Your jaw isn't making the pressure, but you do lower you jaw for pitch control. The answer? It's from your tongue creating the pressure in your mouth. I stated that you point the tip of your tongue towards the liproll side of the mouth. But in reality it's not an over exaggerated tongue placement. Think neutral tongue position then shift toward the liproll side.

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

(...cont.) the majority of the tutorials out there are teaching two completely different techniques but are calling it the same thing. Fat Tony and Track IX have solid tutorials on the basic lip roll. Most tutorials that try the basics fail in explaining the importance of tongue control when creating the negative pressure in the mouth or worse, tries to say it's the jaw that is moving, which can injure your jaw. Everyone else is trying to teach you how to do the breathing inward liproll, which I explain in other videos that, yes, your tongue is out of the way. I stress learning the basic liproll first because you will have much more control and variations down if you do, albeit it is the hardest to learn. But I promise, once you do, all other variations will be much much easier.

[@dinospumoni663]

+HUMAN BEATBOX Thanks so much for the thorough response! I've actually started to get the sound! I guess one thing that confused me is it feels like I'm able to inhale into my mouth (and not into my lungs) without using my tongue at all. I can keep my tongue what seems to be motionless and still do lip rolls/inhale into mouth. I have no idea the mechanics of it but I never really thought of it as using the tongue. I can basically point my tongue in any direction and still do a basic (non-breathing) lip roll. Maybe the tongue actually is crucial to it and I have just always misunderstood how the body does it. Just to make sure I'm doing it right, the tongue should not be responsible for any of the actual sound creation right? Just held in a neutral position a few mm away from the lips, not touching them? The fact that it seems I can do it with any tongue position makes me question if I'm doing it right, though the sound does seem very close. Thanks again.

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Dino Spumoni thank you for the thorough reply! Love it. Ok. So do the sound in front of the mirror. Your jaw should not be moving much. If you are moving your jaw to create the void in the mouth (the negative pressure) this is not good. Yes, you can do a liproll this way, but in the long run it will hurt your jaw (possible surgery injuries). Using the tongue will create better sound and better control and speed.

[@wizzelbezzel1012]

its really easy for me i taught my self how to do it

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

congratulations! With great power comes great responsibility ;0

[@wizzelbezzel1012]

So true

[@elephantspaintingelephants]

Do you think someone with a short tongue may not be able to do this?

[@nopik9091]

I learned it in a week

[@drunkenglandgaming1851]

How the eff do I use my tongue to suction without breathing?! hahah I don't get it

[@beatabassbbx6262]

I learn it in 7 days

[@thunderstryker7971]

Anybody with additional advice when it comes to using your tongue to produce the sound? I didn't really understand how you use it to fill your mouth or cause suction to actually produce the tone. Great tutorial though! Has helped me much more than any other. Thanks guys! :)

[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Thunderstryker tone is mostly controlled by the slight change in jaw position. The tongue is just making the suction happen. Check out track ix's tutorial on practice tips. It really helped my get the sound! - Kazu

[@thunderstryker7971]

HUMAN BEATBOX thanks!

[@Agiztos]

@@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom you are the man. i really (no joke) whats almost every other tutorial on youtube and nobody talked about the tongue.. good job, really thanks a lot !